The 1957 Chicago Cubs season was the 86th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 82nd in the National League, and the 42nd at Wrigley Field. The Cubs tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates for seventh in the National League with a record of 62–92–2 ( winning percentage).
Offseason November 13, 1956: Don Hoak, Warren Hacker, and Pete Whisenant were traded by the Cubs to the Cincinnati Redlegs for Ray Jablonski and Elmer Singleton.Ray Jablonski at Baseball-Reference December 11, 1956: Eddie Miksis, Jim Davis, Sam Jones, and Hobie Landrith were traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Tom Poholsky, Jackie Collum, Ray Katt, and Wally Lammers (minors).Eddie Miksis at Baseball-Reference December 11, 1956: The Cubs traded a player to be named later to the New York Yankees for Charlie Silvera and cash. The Cubs completed the deal by sending Harry Chiti to the Yankees on December 14.Harry Chiti at Baseball-Reference Prior to 1957 season: Lou Jackson was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Lou Jackson at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 16, 1957: Ray Katt and Ray Jablonski were traded by the Cubs to the New York Giants for Dick Littlefield and Bob Lennon.Ray Katt at Baseball-Reference April 20, 1957: Jim King was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bobby Del Greco and Ed Mayer.Jim King at Baseball-Reference May 1, 1957: Dee Fondy and Gene Baker were traded by the Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Dale Long and Lee Walls.Dee Fondy at Baseball-Reference May 23, 1957: Jackie Collum and Vito Valentinetti were traded by the Cubs to the Brooklyn Dodgers for Don Elston.Jackie Collum at Baseball-Reference June 8, 1957: Chuck Tanner was claimed on waivers by the Cubs from the Milwaukee Braves.Chuck Tanner transactions at Baseball Almanac September 10, 1957: Bobby Del Greco was purchased from the Cubs by the New York Yankees.Bobby Del Greco at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1957 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Cal Neeman 122 415 107 .258 10 39 1B Dale Long 123 397 121 .305 21 62 2B Bobby Morgan 125 425 88 .207 5 27 SS Ernie Banks 156 594 169 .285 43 102 3B Bobby Adams 60 187 47 .251 1 10 LF Lee Walls 117 366 88 .240 6 33 CF Bob Speake 129 418 97 .232 16 50 RF Walt Moryn 149 568 164 .289 19 88
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Chuck Tanner 95 318 91 .286 7 42 Jim Bolger 112 273 75 .275 5 29 Jerry Kindall 72 181 29 .160 6 12 Jack Littrell 61 153 29 .190 1 13 Bob Will 70 112 25 .223 1 10 Casey Wise 43 106 19 .179 0 7 Jim Fanning 47 89 16 .180 0 4 26 53 11 .208 0 2 Dee Fondy 11 51 16 .314 0 2 Ed Winceniak 17 50 12 .240 1 8 Gene Baker 12 44 11 .250 1 10 Bobby Del Greco 20 40 8 .200 0 3 Johnny Goryl 9 38 8 .211 0 1 Frank Ernaga 20 35 11 .314 2 7 Eddie Haas 14 24 5 .208 0 4 Bob Lennon 9 21 3 .143 1 3 Gordon Massa 6 15 7 .467 0 3 Ed Mickelson 6 12 0 .000 0 1 Jim Woods 2 0 0 ---- 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Moe Drabowski 36 239.2 13 15 3.53 170 Dick Drott 38 229.0 15 11 3.58 170 Bob Rush 31 205.1 6 16 4.38 103
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Don Elston 39 144.0 6 7 3.56 102 Dave Hillman 32 103.1 6 11 4.35 53 28 84.0 1 7 4.93 28 Don Kaiser 20 72.0 2 6 5.00 23 5 13.1 0 1 6.75 6 3 7.2 0 0 5.87 3
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Turk Lown 67 5 7 12 3.77 51 48 2 3 4 5.35 51 41 5 5 0 3.38 73 Vito Valentinetti 9 0 0 0 2.25 8 Jackie Collum 9 1 1 1 6.75 7 8 0 1 0 7.71 7 3 0 1 0 12.46 1 Glen Hobbie 2 0 0 0 10.38 3
Farm system
Lafayette franchise folded, June 20, 1957
Notes
References
1957 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference